Floor-mold form



April l5 1924. AQQAm l.. H. GARLgNGHoUsE 1 FLOOR MOLD FORM Awww [19% www@ L. H. GALNGMQUSE Y FLOOR MOLD FORM Filocm 13, 1919 l 5 sheets-smet 2 A ff., fg ,g J .//7

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Be it known ilni; l, llesnin l'l. Gnnniio- Hoven, n ciiizen 'lie Unilil! SLnes, iesiding it Aspinwnll, in the Conniy of filleglieny and State of Pennsylvania, lnwe in Vented Contain new "and useful linpoveniens in Flein-leid Foi-ins, ol which the following is n speoiliontion.

This invention, relates to mold if tnos foimuliing loois anni ceilings 'lie l e from nfl is plzlsic material suoli es Concrete, gnzii'tienleily useful in oonneoiiion w rions on n lnigo sleale, one objects i" fr lie invention bei tions may loe cari-led ont er onoiniezilly, and with n n i plant investmem'z.

'One of lle more specific objects o my iik Veni z resides in the provision of improved mold .oi'ni appara-ins, ':lie majo-i* potion of -which mer bis quickly en(A easily elien flown Within e comparatif-:ely short period of ti?. after the concrete lies been poi-ned, incl izlie units 'of which may be i'eaflilysliied i'epositionerl for progressive operationsl` ifemeining poieions of the mold apparatus oe-4 ing .left in position to support i-lie concrete nntil the lofcei lies sei, ihoionglily.,

' Still anollei object of my invention resides in ineens for supporting e.. plurality el mold iinis in suoli manner that one or more units may be readily "eolien flown with oui, inieriieienee Wiih niljaieent unies.

.ln general my invenien contemplates the provision el? improved features of construction, to be liereine'ei nio-re :fully pointed out:7 to facilitate elle attainment of the foregoing encis.

The alcove, ioggeliei Willi suoli other oli feels es ney lieieine''ei eppefnj oi eie in sident o my ini-fenbioii, l obtain 'oy means of eenstinoiion Wliieh l lieve llusiieied in 'preferire-cl in elle neoeinpenying newings, Wina nmlli longiuilinel secibion teken on Ve 2, illust-rating che epi.' 'ention io lie eonstmefeion looi', for exemple; Figure 2 is :n taken on die line Off-2 of life 3 is e. View similar to nre show the take flown nppaietus inr lioating lie menne? in which position end in v d the niolfl nini, e .lowei'efigill/freine 4 le e "ion one mamie e;

ere end enel side elevations zi detail of my invention lai-ged scale; Figure 7 is a alie line 7 7 of Figure 5; "Figures 8, 9 and lO are Views illustrating n niocliliceion of the structure shown in Figures 5g. 6 and Y; Figure ll is a. section illnsiziting niodilicnion of the means einployefl for lling the gzip between adjacent mold units; liig'ui'e l2 is o siile elevaion ot' Fignes and e iespeei of drown on un en section. hilfen on i eollepsililo shoving head suitable for use a out my inif'enion; Figure 13 is :i

in eaiiyin., side elevfiion of slioie lie-eil., the saine beiner '.ooinezilion off my invention.

ln '"aiiying ont my invention as applied e oenstzueio'n of :i fiat slab looi', I proeisnppoiiing inlse work members, the

shores being suiiioly spaced apart for lie pioper siippoi'l of lie load, and dividing the mold sinotine ino bays A, C, ete. lie eonsnciion shown in Figures l to 6 inelusive eeeh shore? provided on opposite sides, adjacent 'elle upper end thereof with e .supporting breolet?, elie construction of which will heeinaftei be pointed out. Rows of leilgeis a, c, ete., are detaohably carried on elle bisckets 8, the leclges b for example being eziiiecl by lie brackets on one side of lie news of shores forming the bay B, the ledgers o having` one end carried on @he breclie of the righi', hand shore on the opposice eide and the other end by the ei respondingbracket, on the proper sliore of lie next row of shores, and similarly with tlieledgers a. This will be Clearly sven from inspection of' Figures l and 2. tfted in other woede the foins of ledgers or the respeeziye bays are carried on the brackets on one side of the slioes forming lie bays iespeeliyely. The rows of ledgers are therefone independent of one another.

Extending longitudinally of the bays and eeiiie, by their iespective rows of ledgers,

accordance with the facilities sveiiable for handling the same. shown the units as comprisingr eight'panels with stringere of the necessary length. it will be understood that more than one unit may he utilized in n. bey, this being made possible, for example, by overlnppinvr the ends of adjacent sets of stringere es siown in Figure. l, but `ot sew-ing the end panel which will be supporter?. by the stringers of either unit While the other unit is being taken down.

The gaps between the sides of adjacent units are closed by stretchers or filler pieces il. preferably in the forni of sheet metal plates, the ends of which overlap the ends of the panels of adjacent units. The stretcheis are supported et inter vvals intermediate tlf units by the supporting or Stringer mem- 12 carried on the tops of the shores 7. lcierring now to Figures i and 5 to 7 inel e it will be seen that the pair of brackets carried by each shore Y are npertured to receive common holding bolts i3 passing' through bolt holes in the shores. Washers is: are provided under the heads of the bolts i3 and their respective nuts to permit the brackets to be readily turned about the bolts as en axis of rotation. The. jew portions of the brackets serve to tightly clamp and the ledger members against the shoringg when the brackets ere rotated to Vertical position. by reason of the engagement of the lower end of the brackets with the Wedge members l5. which are preferably secured` to 'the shores by such ineens es the screws i8. The lower ends of the brackets nre provided with inclined surfaces coopersting with the Wedge members to drive the lower ends of the brackets outwardly from the shores which in turn'iinpnrts en inward movement to the upper ends of the shores, as will be clearvfroni inspection of Figure 7. The brackets 8 are heid in ledger clamping position by temporary Ineens such es the nails 17. It i'iili be seen from the construction just described thi/it Whenever it is de sired to remove one or eil oi the ledgers for s. unit. this muy be resdiiy accomplished by taking out the nails 'i7 and swinging the brackets to the position shown5 for example in Figure 3.

Vith the parts assembled in the position shown in Figures l and 2, (preferably with units set up for :in entire door :it once), vthe concrete is poured. After it has set. s comparatively short period of time, the incid units may be teiten down, the concrete being suiiicientl)r supported by the stretchers il and stringere 12- which are left in position. The manner ot' taking down the units will now be described Assuming that the unit or units of hay .s have been taken down, and the unit or Aunits of hay B are to be teken down, pairC or" ifa-ee,

ll'n Figure l, I here.

'porziry ledger members ure elevated take-down members such as the extension ladders 19 are set up, the upper ends of which are rested against the stringcrs i2 :it one side of the hay and against the stringers 9 et the other side of the bay. Each ladder is provided with a cable il() passing oiler e. pulley 2l und the pairs of ladders are arranged in opposition so that the ends oi' the cables may be secured to n pair of 'ten'iporary ledger inenihers These teinund brought into position bene-nth the stringere'l 9b. occupying n position such :is indicated in dotted lines in Figure i, The brackets holding the ledgers are loosened and turned to the posi-tion indicates in Figure fi which permits the removal oiC the ledgers 7). and the mold unit nonv rests solely upon the pair ot temporary ledgers The unit muy non' be lowered by easing' oii on the cables und the loweriiifbr .may be continued until the temporary ledgers rest upon the tground. eficiwhich the unit muy be picked up und. transferred to n new point tor sel ting up. or the unit um): he lowered onto :i truck such as is dingrnnin'miculij.' indicated in dotted lines in Figure i ut D und shiitcd to it new point ot' use. it will also he seen thato the units muy be assembled on the ground und elevated initially in a wry ne simple manner und that unit when teiten down muy be Jinvited und supported :it n new poni?r of if. the ledgers placed/in position und cinn'iped. The Work may be therefore carried out expeditiously, economically 3Go und progressively.' with e n'iinin'iuin amount of equipment.

Referring now to Figures S, 9 and i0, i have therein shown n modification of the brackets for 'supporting the ledgers. The brackets in this cese are provided with slots 9.3, adapted to receive the Wedges :2li which when driven home tightly serve to spread the lower ends of the brackets sway from the shoring, forcing the upper endsthereof toward the shoring to clamp the Aedgcrs.

in Figure 1.1 have shown n modified erriingeinent oit fiiler or siretcher member ii which is adapted to lie flush With the top surfaces of the. panels l0. The stretcher mehr bers in this case :ire supported as before.

.instead of einpioying separate brackets for supporting the respective ledgers I may use n head -for the shoring., such head coinpris'lng s pair ot srnis or cross pieces 25, each pivoted its inner end to the shorel by ineens ot' s. boit 26. The arins or cross pieces are supported by foldahle braces 2T, each con'lprisino s pair of members pivoted together es at. 2S, the end ot' one member being pivoted to the end of a cross piece by s bolt 29 and the ends ot the oth r members being; pivoted to the shore by :1 common pivot bolt 30. The braces src provided with iock pins 3l which permit the braces to' be colinpsed the shore. 't0 top thereof, on opposite faces, e pair of en- 30 ,gether by :t single iu?- 59 bracket may be hung fr incensi Il pieces. ln dropping the respective units the cross piece is lowered by collapsing the brace arm is indicated, the operation in other respects being the same as that described.

' ln .Figures 13 and ltinsteed of providing .e two part folding head, the head oi the shore consists oi two brackets 82 and 33, adapted to be inserted between the flanges 36 ot two straps or yolre members 3? adapt l ed to embrace the shore es shown in Fig-l lure 11i. The brackets and the flanges are "'.spertured and Wedges are driven into the npertures securely fastening the brackets to Esch bracket hss secured to the gives' 39 to torni a seat for the stringere, which in this instance ere Wooden. ln taking` down e. unit, the proper bre-.cirets are removed by knocking out the wedges 38 after which the operation is es before described.

Referring now to .Figures 15 to i? it will be seen that ll have illustrated e modified form of bracket consisting' of e pair or side plates l5 heving hooks lo and secured toslieped strap s?, the base of which -f nds above the top edges of the plates. "l ie brackets are hooked over e bolt 48 with which each .shore is provided and they ere held in ledger supporting position by ineens of keys or wedges 49 in the manner h ereinbefore ser. forth.

Esch bracket is provided et the top with a transverse plate or bei' 50 which not only strengthens the bracket but serves es u sent l :lo for the ledger.

This i 'fr plete is so located with reference to e center of 'the hooks that when e brsclret swung 90S to the position shown in Figure 1'?, the ber will engage the side of the shore and siipe5 port the bracket with the strep 4J? estend- .ing et right angles to the shore. The projecting portion 0:5 the strep 'will then serve tosupport a ledger.

lt will be observed shore which maires it when the door units reed enough to cover more then one bey with ledgers of suitable length, or in any other errengeinent in which it unnecessary to provide sill the lshores with more than one bracket. l. ein thus enabled to cut down the number of brackets required :tor permanent slant.

By mali-.ing the brackets slightly Wider than the posts, and by using bolts et. suiib cient length, l ein enabled 'to support s. pair of brackets from each, bolt.

@ne of the importent sdventeges ci? my im Jrovements `is that standard lengths 'ott S5 stringere end ledgers mcy be need end cub -also eliminated.

I claim:

1. A mold form apparatus for concrete foors und thelike comprising in combinetion e mold section, false Work, ledger members removably carried on the false Work end adapted to Support the mold section, and e take down mechanism Jfor taking down the mold section together with temporary ledger members to support the mold section to permit the removal of the lirst mentioned ledgers.

2. A mold form apperetus for concrete oors and the like comprisinv in combine tion e mold sectiomnieens adepted to support seid section, false Work for removably supporting said mold section supporting ineens, and ineens temporarily supporting the mold section to permit of the removal. of said mold section supporting menne.

3. A. mold form apparatus for concrete tloors and the like comprising in combinetion e mold section, false Work, ineens releasebly carried by the false Work for supporting the mold section, and take down `mechanism adapted to engage end support the mold section to permit of the rernmfeloiE the releasable supported ineens and to lower the mold section.

4t. A mold `itorm apparatus for concrete floors sind the like comprising in combinetion e mold section, else Worlr, a, support tor the mold section, 'sind brackets on the false work adapted to releesably support the seid support. together with mesns adepted to temporarily support the mold section.

il mold form apparatus for concrete floors and the like comprising in combinetion reise Work, e pair of ledgers releusably supported from the false work, Stringer ineens resting on 'the ledgers, end mold ineens on the .Stringer ineens together with s depted to temporarily support the ineens to permit or the removal of ecrm. apparatus for concrete ie lilre comprising in combinesrrsnged in beps, e mold section for each bey, end means extendin ies ies

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one another on common snoring, seid ineens being releaseble to permit tlie indepencient taking down of the mold sections.

8. A mold form apparatus for concrete floors and the like comprising in combinm tion ev plurality of rows of slioring, a mold section for each bey formed thereby, ledger members extending across adjacent bays independently supported on common snoring, and Stringer means carried on respective ledgers for supporting the mold sections.

9. A mold form epperetusfor concrete ioors enfletlie'like comprising in combinetion false work, e plurality of meid sections, and means whereby the mold sections are supported independently of one another en the false work to permit the taking (loi-vn of the salme substantially independently, to-

etlier with tnke-clownmeelienism for 'taking down the sections.

l0. A meld lier-1n epperetus for concrete 'floors lsind the like comprising in combinetion e plurality er rows of snoring, n mold section *for eecli bey formeel thereby, ledger members extending between adjacent rows end independently supported thereby, enfl Stringer Ineens carried on the ledgers for tine respective beys forv supporting the molti sections, together with take-clown mechanism :for taking fown the sections.

il. A mold forni apparatus 'for concrete oors enel the like comprising in combinetion e plurality of mold sections speceol spart, iler means closing the gaps 'oe tween sections, snoring;l or false Work supnene porting the filler ineens, and ineens 'for supporting the respective mold. sections releaselily carried by the sharing, together .yitli take-clown mechanism for taking clown the mold sections.

l2.' A mold form apparatus for concrete floors and the like comprising in coinloina.n tion spaced false work, a mold section located intermediate the spaced portions of the *false Work, means releesably supportingV the mold section from the false work, en take-Clown mechanism exterior of seid space for lowering the mold section.

13. Mold form apparatus for concrete ioors end the like comprising in combinetion nV plurality of ron's of snoring", e mold section for eecli bey formed thereby, sepa rate ledgers extending across the respective bays -for supporting the mold sections, and bracket means on the snoring for seperately and releaselely supporting the several le lgers, so that the molti sections in the respec- -tive nays may be teiten flown independently of one another.

i shore comprising in combinatie-ri e center supperL e. pair of ilengferl plates secured thereto. tlie flanges of which are spscerl apart. s precisi() member ecieptefil to be inserted in the space between iiengres. and ineens for keying seid bracket member to the ln tesimony ,whereof here hereunto signeol my neme.-

LESLE l-l. GARLNGHOUSE. 

